Britain has some of the most beautiful, historic houses in the world. From Victorian to Gothic, Art Deco to Georgian, there are different architectural styles on every street across the country. In this new series, George Clarke wants to get under the skin of homes with history and unlock their potential. But there’s a problem. Our homes are stuck in the past, we need to make them fit for the future. But what modern styles will work in period properties? Does ‘old’ necessarily mean ‘good’? Old houses are not always suited for modern needs. Nowhere is this more evident than in the kitchen. It’s the room we spend the most money on, so we simply can’t afford to get it wrong.

Britain has some of the most beautiful, historic houses in the world. From Victorian to Gothic, Art Deco to Georgian, there are different architectural styles on every street across the country. In this new series, George Clarke wants to get under the skin of homes with history and unlock their potential. But there’s a problem. Our homes are stuck in the past, we need to make them fit for the future. But what modern styles will work in period properties? Does ‘old’ necessarily mean ‘good’? Old houses are not always suited for modern needs. Nowhere is this more evident than in the kitchen. It’s the room we spend the most money on, so we simply can’t afford to get it wrong.

Biography Documentary hosted by Phil Davis, published by BBC in 2018 – English narration

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Iconic pop star Boy George grew up in south London in an Irish family. George expects to find a lot of sadness in his family tree. He knows that his maternal grandmother was found wandering the streets of Dublin as a small child and put in a children’s home and wants to find out how she came to be in such a dire situation. He’s also heard that another ancestor was hanged in Dublin’s Mountjoy Gaol and is somehow connected to Kevin Barry who was commemorated in a well-known Irish rebel song. As George uncovers the grim details of what really happened to his grandmother and his great uncle, he also delights in a new sense of his family being truly part of Irish history.

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Britain has some of the most beautiful, historic houses in the world. From Victorian to Gothic, Art Deco to Georgian, there are different architectural styles on every street across the country. In this new series, George Clarke wants to get under the skin of homes with history and unlock their potential. But there’s a problem. Our homes are stuck in the past, we need to make them fit for the future. But what modern styles will work in period properties? Does ‘old’ necessarily mean ‘good’? Old houses are not always suited for modern needs. Nowhere is this more evident than in the kitchen. It’s the room we spend the most money on, so we simply can’t afford to get it wrong.

Britain has some of the most beautiful, historic houses in the world. From Victorian to Gothic, Art Deco to Georgian, there are different architectural styles on every street across the country. In this new series, George Clarke wants to get under the skin of homes with history and unlock their potential. But there’s a problem. Our homes are stuck in the past, we need to make them fit for the future. But what modern styles will work in period properties? Does ‘old’ necessarily mean ‘good’? Old houses are not always suited for modern needs. Nowhere is this more evident than in the kitchen. It’s the room we spend the most money on, so we simply can’t afford to get it wrong.